Using AI in the humanistic language classroom
2026-02-21 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin)
The true power of AI in ELT lies in hyper personalisation, which allows us to stop teaching ‘classes’ and start teaching individuals by creating unique, real-time learning pathways for every single student. AI has the ‘potential’ to be an enormous force for good within education. It also has the ‘potential’ to do enormous harm. How that potential is realised depends on our ability to help our students understand and negotiate how to use it wisely. As educators this isn’t a process we should abstain from but a responsibility we should engage with. Or should we be concerned that our profession is sleep walking towards an AI induced crash in human values? How can we ensure we use AI to promote our humanistic approaches in English language teaching and training?
To join please send an email to info@pilgrims.co.uk and they will send you the zoom link to join the panel discussion.

ELTAF Webinar: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: Time-Saving Tips for Busy Teachers with Laura Edwards
2026-02-28 10:00 - 13:00
Achieving both efficiency and effectiveness is a challenge for many teachers, especially freelancers who are often not compensated for planning time. Technology can help, but managing resources can quickly become overwhelming. In this interactive online session, we’ll explore strategies to streamline your teaching and make better use of the time and materials you already have.
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Write It. Notice It. Say It. Learner Diaries in Business English
2026-03-11 19:30 - 21:00
An interactive workshop on using short diary tasks to connect writing, noticing and speaking in business English.
Business English teachers often work with time-poor learners in a range of contexts, including offices, online lessons, one-to-one and small groups.
In this interactive online workshop, Lucy Tilney explores how a learner diary approach can be adapted to support noticing, grammar, pronunciation and spoken fluency, even within real-world constraints. Participants will leave with practical ideas they can apply immediately in their own teaching.
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ELTAF Webinar: Building Bridges – Engaging Activities for Enhancing Cultural Agility with Ridha Mejri
2026-03-14 10:00 - 12:00
The world of business English is intrinsically linked to effective communication across diverse national cultures. Mastering this skill is vital for anyone involved in international business. In this dynamic workshop, participants will delve into the realm of intercultural training through engaging and practical activities that they can later implement with their clients/students.
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SNAPSHOTS OF LEARNING – Refective tools to notice and nurture emergent language with Lewis Jaquest
2026-03-21 14:00 - 17:15
Click here to watch the podcast episode ‘The Power of Emergent Language in the ELT Classroom | Lewis Jaquest’
Working responsively with emergent language can feel challenging or even overwhelming when teachers want to be both credible and confident in the moment. Snapshots of Learning presents teachers with a set of practical, sustainable reflective tools designed to help them notice and nurture emergent language more effectively. Drawing on insights from the first beta run of the Emergent Language Toolkit course, this workshop introduces simple but powerful strategies and tools that support real-time decision-making and foster sustainable learning. Participants will explore a range of interactive, easy-to-adapt activities including reflective warmers, micro-review cycles and tracking tools that make learner language visible and give teachers clear next steps for developing it. By the end of the workshop, teachers will leave with a suite of ready-to-use reflective tools that boost confidence, support reactive teaching and help learners take charge of their own progress.

Saturday 21 March 14:00 – 17:15 on Zoom
Free for members of ELTAU or other German ELTA
30€ for external guests
Register here by 10 March 2026

About the speaker

Lewis Jaquest has worked in ELT since 2007 and now runs wordsmithery.elt, where he helps teachers become more credible, confident and sustainable in the way they work with emergent language. His approach blends practical tips, creative tools and reflective strategies that support real-time noticing and responsive teaching.
Following his IATEFL 2025 presentation on the Emergent Language Toolkit, Lewis has just completed the first beta run of the accompanying teacher course, guiding a cohort of experienced teachers through frameworks and hands-on practices for working creatively with learner language.
He also writes The Creative Business, a monthly newsletter for teachers exploring reflective tools for noticing and nurturing emergent language and ways to build sustainable, confidence-rich teaching habits.

Site-seeing: sharing our go-to digital tools
2026-04-29 19:00 - 20:30
Informal online event with Paula Rodrigues to look around and try out some educational sites for activity planning. Itinerary:
• Guided tour: Paula will show us around two sites, and demo example activities that she’s created using them. https://eltcation.com/ and https://learningapps.org/
• Independent exploring: all of us can try them out for ourselves
• Travellers’ tips: ideas share of any similar sites which we can recommend to each other
Tuesday April 28th 19:00 – 20:30 (you’re welcome to come even if you need to leave earlier)
Register HERE. Then you will receive the link to the Zoom call by email Free for members of any German ELTA. Guests welcome by agreement.

GET READY FOR THE WORLD CUP
2026-05-09 10:30 - 12:30

UNFORGETTABLE ENGLISH LESSONS
2026-05-21 17:30 - 20:30

AI in ELT: FROM LESSON IDEAS TO AI LITERACY
2026-05-30 11:00 - 12:30
